St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-19
THE INDIANA TRAMPER.
Three Years Now He Has Kept Up
His Tireless Walk, Unable to

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Hartford City Disparch to Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
John Owen Snider, the now world
wide famous pedestrian. has purchased
himself little farm of forty acres
within four miles of this city, and out
in the rear of his dwelling we found
him at his endless, neyer-ending task
tramp, tramp, tramp, Oh and on, never
faltering, tagging or firing of his
wearileSS journey. The thermometer
registered 11Oo in the sun, yet about
his beaten track, amidst its glare, glitter
and burning rays, On he went as I'M
concerned about its melting heat as if
amid the coolest shades of autumn.
Not a particle of perspiration was APP
parent-he was as 1.-THE of form, as
quick of step, as congenial, pleasant
and ready to converse as nearly three
years ago when we first met him on his
tireless tramp. We accosted him with
Good morning, Uncle john" He
pleasant as though on quiet stroll.
swell, Uncle John, you are still on
your endless walk?"
''Yes, SIR" said he, ST am now con-
vineed it will be an endless tramp with
me, and will end only when l am dead"
Cant you stop moment to converse
with an old friend?"
s'As much as / would like to, dare
not. / cannot do so.
Cant you lay down to rest at night?'
mo, sir. have been in bed only
once in now nearly three years. and
then only for an hour, and it made me
so tired and sore that had to run for
five hours to rest myself"
''How do you sleep?'
81 sit down in that chair you see
there, sleep for about two or three
hours, never more than that, and some
times am walking about my path here
when | wake"
''Have you ever tried to stop walk
ing?''
"A thousand times-yes, ten thousand
times-l have tried to stop, but the mo-
ment make the effort my legs cramp
and pain me so am compelled to run
about for an hour to get them easy
again."
''HOw do you take your meals?"
''YOu see that large tray there" said
he (pointing it out to me), with those
leather straps. / fasten it in front of
me, and eat as l walk"
II am informed that you shave your
self and cut your hair as you travel
about. Is that true?''
Eyes. sir. l can shave, cut my hair
and battle myself with as much ease as
though at reSt?"
''You don't mean to say you battle
yourself while walking?"
II do. Idampen towel, and, while
walking about my room, l remove my
clothing and battle myself. l do SO
three times week, always in the morn
ing before any one of my family is up"
''Have you never been tired of
walking?"
81 have answered that question to at
least ten thousand people. | never was
tired for moment, only when trying to
rest"
s.Then walking rests you?"
''Yes, sir; if l am weary l just in
crease my pace, and after running
a while l get rested and feel first rates
''Do you like to converse with
friends?'
II do, only when they try to convince
me / am a crank, crazy or hypOcon-
driac. am neither. would be fool
to tramp about for nearly three years,
day and night, for at least twenty hours
out of every twenty-f0ur. Crank, crazy
or fool, l would give out in that time
sure"
We found the muscles as tense and
firm as whip-cord. His pulse num-
bered 7S. We took his temperature; ii
registered 80, heart heat steady, and
with good impulse; eyes clear, bright,
and pupils equal in size and responsive,
intellect unimpaired, physique" good,
digestion perfect, appetite not in the
least depraved, and without single in
deX for guide to solution of the NAL
ady that affects him. We were forced